20:20 Carlisle

Thursday 27 May 2021

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MansionBet Supports British Racing Handicap

Off time: 20:21 | Winning time: 3m 16.92s

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Battle Of Wills⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: A C Whillans| OR: 80WS

50/1

125/1, below form fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Kelso (20.9f, good to soft) 82 days ago. Poor on last Flat outing. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 24165/8-

(7)

Goobinator¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 80| C

15/2

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Fairly useful hurdler, though below form at Aintree 13 days ago. Needs to improve back in this sphere.

Form: 321/4-

(4)

The Navigator²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 78| C| D

12/1

Course winner. 12/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Hamilton (13.1f, good) 25 days ago, not ideally placed. Others more persuasive.

Form: 31852-7

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Crossing The Bar¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 77

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 18/1, second of 9 in novice at Bath (11.6f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Very much the type to do better still now handicapping up in trip.

Form: 7/9-2

(1)

Magna Moralia^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 77

9/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good third of 11 in handicap (15/2) at Nottingham (14f, heavy) 19 days ago. Expected to be bang there once again.

Form: 51263-3

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Francisco Bay¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: E De Giles| OR: 73

10/3

9/2, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this course (11.2f, heavy) 10 days ago. Up in trip. Liable to give another good account.

Form: 244-163

(3)

Snookered¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: B Ellison| OR: 72| C

7/2

Course winner. 33/1, very good second of 11 in handicap at Nottingham (14f, heavy) 19 days ago, suited by emphasis on stamina. Should remain competitive.

Form: 51658-2

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Flash Point^p²⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 67| D

16/1

Creditable second of 12 in handicap at Redcar (14f, good to firm, 6/1). Off 8 months. Form of latest effort looks strong but he's not certain to be fully tuned up for this return.

Form: 555912-

Forecasts

Crossing The Bar (3/1), Francisco Bay (10/3), Snookered (7/2), Magna Moralia (9/2), Goobinator (15/2), The Navigator (12/1), Flash Point (16/1), Battle Of Wills (50/1)

CROSSING THE BAR has progressed with each run, is bred to be better than a mark of 77, and should be well suited by this step up in trip, so he boasts leading claims on handicap debut. In-form pair Magna Moralia and Snookered could pose the most significant threats.